Analysis of Song. I will weave for thee a wreath, love
Edward Henry Bickersteth 1825 (Islington) – 1906 (London)
I will weave for thee a wreath, love,
Of roses bright and fair;
I will breathe for thee a sigh, love,
As I twine it mid thy hair.
Thy cheek is softly blushing, love,
The rose has tinged thy brow,
The sigh has it revealed, love,
All I may not avow?
Ah! pardon the presumption, love,
Of one who owns thy spell;
I may not linger near thee, love,
Farewell!—sweet maid—farewell!
| Scheme | ABABACACADAD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111011 110101 11111011 1111111 11110101 011111 0111011 111101 11000101 111111 11110111 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 385 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 281 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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